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Monday, November 10, 2008

Thank you to everyone who left a comment asking me to post a tutorial. It made my weekend to see all the comments. So without further ado, here's the tutorial.

*Click on the pictures to enlarge images

Supplies:Catalog - I usedthe kind that are stapled together, not bound. You'll need a catalog with at least 30 pages/pieces of paper. ScissorsWhite GlueCut off the bottom of the catalog, make sure the piece you're using is stapled together. You might want to add another staple for extra reinforcement.

Step 1: Open the first page of the catalog. Now place glue on the page (refer to picture). Glue down to the back of the cover.

You should now have a loop.

Repeat step 1 with the next page.

Now you should have two loops.

Repeat the process till all the pages are glued except the cover page to the left. Let sit for a half hour to dry.

Now, glue the last page to complete the flower. Let dry overnight.

Thread fishing line through a loop to hang.

* When I first made the flowers, I was concerned if they would hold up. After hanging all day, stepped on and batted at by a three year old the flowers are still in tact. So in my opinion, they pass the test.

If you have any questions about the project just leave me a comment or email me.

I'm so glad you wrote this up, it's really a beautiful tutorial. This project deserves all of the attention it's been getting in blogland. Such a great way of reusing something we all have too much of and making beauty. You did it AGAIN, Jessica!!!

I thought I'd say thanks for the idea. I ended up making one of these yesterday. I'd read the post a while back and knew right away that I wanted to do them with Coir and Cassi's classes. I was thinking Valentine's day or Mother's day. Anyway, I did them. I added a little color by spraying them a tad and I added a flower to the center. I've got pictures on the blog but they are a bit bright so you don't notice the yellow so much. We are going to make them with their classes for an upcoming holiday. Very sweet. My middle girls wants them in her room too! Gotta get busy. Thanks again.

I just found your blog via Elsie's blog! I love it! I'll be back to try out these tutorials! I love this catalog flower, I'm thinking I'll make w/my girls w/a little tweeking for Xmas! Thx! I'll be back & leave a link! =)